Port Angeles School District to try another levy election

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a two-year maintenance and operations levy on the ballot in May. But unlike… Continue reading

Port Angeles waterfront not likely to stay the same, city planner says

PORT ANGELES -- Archaeology will continue to be an issue, but the city's waterfront is unlikely to remain the same because of other regulatory changes,… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council maintains Fort Worden State Park parking subsidy

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members on Tuesday authorized a $20,000 subsidy to the state that will keep parking at Fort Worden State Park free… Continue reading

School Board narrows Port Townsend superintendent candidate list to six

PORT TOWNSEND -- School district directors have narrowed to six the field of superintendent finalists who the board will interview and introduce to the community… Continue reading

Critterhaven sanctuary in need of funds to survive

SEQUIM -- Critterhaven Animal Sanctuary, the Sequim-area nonprofit that cares for needy livestock as well as common domesticated pets, is facing a cash crunch that… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s cramped food banks seek new home

PORT TOWNSEND -- Every Wednesday morning, Port Townsend Food Bank manager Helen Kullmann arrives at the community center basement before 7 a.m. Although a volunteer,… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s Rotary clubs celebrate organization’s centennial this week

The world's longest-continuing service club organization turns 100 years old Wednesday, and Rotary clubs across the North Olympic Peninsula are observing Rotary International's centennial at… Continue reading

Port Angeles city councilman’s e-mail on graving yard issue increases debate

PORT ANGELES -- A city councilman who wrote fellow Realtors urging them "to draw a line in the sand" about land that overlies Native American… Continue reading

PUD commissioner appointed in Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK -- M. Kelly Hays, a Marrowstone Island resident since 1992, has been appointed to fill the District 2 position on the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Rocketeers who once dreamed of space travel in Forks leaving town

FORKS -- The two ambitious engineers who dreamed of privatizing space travel have decided to leave the town they called home since 2002 because of… Continue reading

Sequim Citizen of Year announced today

The Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce names its 2004 Citizen of the Year today -- and the honoree will be either Dave Blake, Emily Westcott or… Continue reading

Sequim police still investigating altercation at high school basketball game

SEQUIM -- A visiting parent's behavior at a basketball game at Sequim High School last week is being investigated as a gross misdemeanor. But it… Continue reading

Water shut off today, Wednesday in portions of east side Port Angeles

Today is the first of two days of water shutoffs on Port Angeles' east side so the city can hook a new main into its… Continue reading

A dramatic moment in downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A man who police suspected had shot another person defied a half-dozen Port Angeles officers, a state trooper and a Clallam County… Continue reading

Author hits stride with wellness exercise guide

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Carole Marshall was growing up, she wanted to write a novel that would touch readers' hearts. Now, she has written a… Continue reading

Knitters get hands-on experience in wool gathering

BEAVER VALLEY -- It is a crisp February morning and Jennie Watkins is standing in the old barn on her 10-acre farm off Beaver Valley… Continue reading

Peninsula College might offer four-year degrees

If Peninsula College began offering four-year baccalaureate degrees, might students planning to transfer elsewhere to pursue their higher education choose to stay here to study?… Continue reading

State drops lawsuit, forgives $20,000 in penalties against Kalakala

TACOMA -- The state Department of Natural Resources has dropped its suit against the foundation that owns the Kalakala, allowing the aging art deco ferry… Continue reading

Indians and taxes: Many Native Americans do pay property, payroll and sales taxes

One of the criticisms Native American leaders on the North Olympic Peninsula say they often hear from non-Natives is that they don't pay any taxes.… Continue reading

Iwo Jima survivors gather to mark 60th anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- Seven veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima gathered Saturday afternoon at a sports bar to have lunch, swap war stories --… Continue reading